Dog accidentally shoots shotgun, hitting woman waiting at traffic light, police say

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (KNOP/Gray News) - Police in Nebraska say a dog accidentally shot a person with a shotgun at a convenience store.

Officers were called to a convenience store after receiving a report that a person had been shot by a BB gun at 12:07 p.m. While on the way, they were informed that the case involved a shotgun.

According to Scottsbluff police, the owner of the truck had pulled into the convenience store. While the passenger was standing near the front passenger-side door, a dog in the back seat moved from one side of the vehicle to the other. The dog triggered a shotgun that had a live shell in the chamber, causing the gun to go off.

At the time of the gunfire, a woman was stopped at the traffic light with her arm resting out of the window. One pellet from the shotgun blast struck her in the upper right arm. Her injury was not believed to be life-threatening, and a family member took her to hospital.

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